Bowling Green Industrial Academy became part of the Caroline County school system in 1914 when the board of trustees donated the school and land to the Caroline County School Board. The name of the school was changed to Caroline County Training School. George Hays Buchanan was the principal, and Rev. L. L. Davis continued as the agricultural teacher. The school was designed to train teachers for Negro schools.
Although the Caroline County School Board now owned the school, the Sunday School Union remained responsible for operating and supporting the school. The School Board provided the teachers and paid their salaries. The Sunday School Union provided most of the fuel and was solely responsible for all room and board.
During the 1928–1929 school year, Caroline County Training School qualified for accreditation from the Board of Education. The Virginia State Board of Education accredited the school as a high school offering four-year courses in vocational agriculture in 1930, and the name was changed to Union High School.
Caroline County Training School Diploma
Caroline County Training School Diploma, Courtesy Fanny Saunders Garnett
Caroline County Training Students in the 1920’s
Caroline County Training Students in the 1920's - Courtesy Marguerite Davis Jackson
Caroline County Training School Students Circa 1929
Caroline County Training School Students Circa 1929, Courtesy Fanny Saunders Garnett
Caroline County Training Students
Courtesy Marguerite Davis Jackson
Caroline Training School Students
Caroline Training School Students in front of the school, Courtesy Yvonne Woolfolk Britton
Caroline County Training School 1922 Commencement
Guests arrive for Caroline County Training School 1922 Commencement - Courtesy Marguerite Davis Jackson
